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KES THE STAR TREX ENCYCLOPEDIA: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

Kes believed there was truth to ancient legends that her peo- Arne Darvin, in near-exile on Cardassia Prime in 2373, also ple once had extraordinary mental powers. Shortly after joining posed as a dealer in kevas. (“Trials and Tribble-ations" (DS9). the Voyager crew, she began to exhibit signs of such powers, including visions of a planet destroyed in another timeline by Khan. (Ricardo Montalban). Aka Khan polaric ion energy (“Time and Again” [VGR]), and evidence of an Noonien Singh. Genetically engineered eidetic memory (“Eye of the Needle” [VGR]). Kes studied Vulcan human who attempted to gain control of mind-control techniques under Tuvok’s direction, on the theory the entire planet Earth in the 1990s during that this would help her develop her natural Ocampa abilities. i the Eugenics Wars. From 1992 to 1996, When under the influence of Tanis, she temporarily gained spec- Khan was absolute ruler of more than a tacular psychokinetic powers, giving her the ability to influence quarter of Earth, from South Asia through matter on the molecular level and to direct the flow of life-energy. the Middle East. He was the last of the (“Cold Fire" [VGR]). In early 2372, Kes underwent early elogium, tyrants to be overthrown. Khan escaped in during which Neelix and she decided to conceive a child. She 1996 with a band of followers aboard the later learned that the elogium was a false one and that she might : sleeper ship S.S. Botany Bay. In 2267 the go through elogium again, later in life. Kes decided to wait until Starship Enterprise discovered the Botany then to conceive a child. (“Elogium” [VGR]). Kes continually Bay and awakened Khan and his people. strove to expand her knowledge and skills. She learned to pilota ~~ Once awakened, Khan attempted to take over the Enterprise, but Federation shuttlecraft under the tutelage of Lieutenant Tom was thwarted. Captain Kirk exercised command prerogatives in Paris in 2372. Kes was surprised to learn that Paris found her dropping all charges when Khan agreed to be exiled to planet attractive. (“Parturition” [VGRY]) Ceti Alpha V to start a new life. ("Space Seed” [TOS]). Khan and In 2373, Tieran of the Nari transferred his neural pattern into his followers remained on Ceti Alpha V for several years, until Kes's mind and used her body in his unsuccessful bid to take they were accidentally discovered by a scientific reconnaissance over the llari government. (“Warlord™ [VGR]). party from the Starship Reliant in 2285. (In one possible future, Kes received bio-temporal cham- Khan commandeered the Reliant and ran- r . ber treatments in 2379, causing her cells to enter a state of bio- sacked the nearby Regula | Space Lab- A temporal flux, sending Kes out of temporal synch. Kes traveled oratory, stealing the experimental Genesis » backward in time, experiencing a series of brief visits to various Device. Khan, along with his followers and points in her life. In one possible future, she and Tom Paris mar- the crew of the Reliant, was killed when the [i “i ried and had a daughter, Linnis, in 2375. Linnis later married Harry ~~ Genesis Device exploded while aboard the > Kim and the two had a son, Andrew, Kes’ grandson. In this reality, Reliant. (Star Trek Il: The Wrath of Khan). “ Kes continued to work in sickbay and eventually became a doc- Following the Eugenics Wars, Earth governtor. Kes was eventually restored to temporal normality when she ments, and later the Federation, outlawed was exposed to a precisely modulated field of antichroniton par- genetic engineering in hopes of preventing 4 N ticles.) (“Before and After” [VGRY). In “Before and After" (VGR]) the creation of another Khan. (“Doctor \ young Kes was played by Janina Michaels. Bashir, | Presume?” [DS9]). Kes's first appearance was in “Caretaker” (VGR). Khazara. Imperial Romulan warbird, D'deridex class. This ship, Kes. Nation-state on planet Kesprytt lll. The Kes comprised captained by Commander Toreth, was seized by three-quarters of the planet's population. In the year 2370, the Kes Subcommander N'Vek and Deanna Troi as part of a plot to applied for an associate membership in the United Federation of enable Romulan Vice-Proconsul M'ret to defect to the Planets, despite the fact that their world did not yet have a unified Federation. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). government. Both factions were paranoid in the extreme, and this paranoia led Starship Enterprise-D personnel, dispatched to eval- Khefka IV. Planet. Homeworld to Mareel. Trill initiate Verad met uate the Kes application, to recommend the planet be denied Mareel on Khefka IV while working as a communications clerk at membership at this time. (“Attached” [TNG]). SEE: Prytt. the Federation Consulate. (“Invasive Procedures” [DS9)).

Kesla. Name given to unidentified serial murderer of women on Khitomer Accords. Historic peace treaty between the Klingon planet Deneb II, later found to be an energy life-form also known Empire and the United Federation of Planets, framed at as Redjac. (“Wolf in the Fold” [TOS]). Khitomer in 2293. The Khitomer Accords were the first step in rapprochement between the two longtime enemies. (Star Trek VI: Kesprytt Ill. Class-M planet controlled by two large nation- The Undiscovered Country). In response to the Federation states. Three-quarters of the population was governed by the Council's condemnation of his invasion of Cardassia in 2372, Kes, while the remaining quarter belonged to the Prytt. Gowron unilaterally withdrew the Klingon Empire from the (“Attached” [TNG]). Khitomer Accords. (“The Way of the Warrior” [DS9]). Gowron reinstated the treaty a year later when an alliance between the Kessik IV. Planet. Location of a Federation colony where Dominion and the Cardassian Union threatened to destabilize B'Elanna Torres grew up. She lived there with her Klingon moth- the Alpha Quadrant. (“By Inferno's Light” [DS9]). er and human father. When B'Elanna was five years old, her father abruptly left her and her mother. “Faces” [VGRY]). Khitomer massacre. A brutal attack by Romulan forces on the Klingon outpost at Khitomer in 2346. Some 4,000 Klingons were ketracel-white. An addictive isogenic enzyme also known sim- killed in the incident, later learned to have been made possible by ply as white, a drug used by the Dominion to control the the betrayal of Ja'rod, a Klingon who provided secret defense Jem'Hadar. The Founders had engineered Jem'Hadar bodiesto access codes to the Romulans. The only survivors of the masbe addicted to ketracel-white, and designed the entire genetic sacre were a Klingon child named Worf and his nursemaid, structure of Jem'Hadar physiology to collapse without the drug. named Kahlest. The two were rescued by the U.S.S. Intrepid, By controlling the supply of white, the Founders, through their which responded to the Klingons' distress calls. Years later, in Vorta agents, maintained control over the Jem'Hadar. The 2366, Klingon High Council member Duras, son of Jarod, Jem'Hadar received their doses of this drug automatically via attempted to falsify evidence to implicate Worf's father, Mogh, as special supply tubes implanted in their necks. Ketracel-white the one who provided the codes to the Romulans. Duras was also seems to make the Jem'Hadar more violent and less clear- only partly successful, since Worf learned of the injustice and thinking. (“Hippocratic Oath” [DS9]). made an appeal to High Council leader K'mpec. (“Sins of the Father” [TNG]). Star Trek VI establishes that Khitomer was near kevas. Gemstone traded on planet Organia. Spock posed as a the Romulan border. We speculate that the massacre was part of trader dealing in kevas and trillium. (“Errand of Mercy” [TOS]). an ongoing border dispute between the two powers.